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10 October 1939

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.

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  1. UK Parliament

    Conscription of Wealth (Preparatory Provisions) Bill (House of Commons)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1939-10-10: "Conscription of Wealth (Preparatory Provisions) Bill." Mr. David Grenfell: "I beg formally to second the Motion." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

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